He barely missed it.
By Amber
@AmbiePam (133237)
United States
November 14, 2026 9:54am CST
My sister texted me yesterday how excited she was that my brother-in-law was landing soon from having been in Washington D.C. for work. Two hours later they grounded all the planes in the country! Oh boy, was she glad he made it home when he did. A lot of his colleagues got stuck awhile in yesterday’s mess. He was excited to tell my sister he got a raise, and I think he might be getting to where he doesn’t leave his current company. I’m glad they’re happy.
Did you know anyone affected by yesterday’s FAA mess?
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@Juliaacv (57981)
• Canada
1h
Lucky for him that he made it home to his wife and children.
Here there were alot of disruptions, Via Rail, hospitals and places that use booking systems online.
Even direct deposits were not completed in Canada's 6 major financial institutions.
Some interact (debit) transactions were not working yesterday, but that was very short lived.
I have not been affected personally at all.
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@AmbiePam (133237)
• United States
20m
I’m glad you were not affected, but I’m sorry anyone there had to deal with it at all.
After a week, if my sister had had to go it alone for another day alone with the kids, she was going to be exhausted. Hudson had his little eardrum burst, so it was a tough week.
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@Juliaacv (57981)
• Canada
14m
@AmbiePam I feel badly for her. I had both eardrums burst, on separate days, in the same winter, when I was young. I was truly sick and it took both of my parents to help keep things running smoothly for the household while taking extra care of me.
I hope that Hudson feels better really soon, I'm sure that if Analyn has anything to do with powerful prayers, he will feel better. I know how she looks up to him like nobody else.
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@BarBaraPrz (52271)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1h
Good that he got home... as the saying says, "There's no place like home."
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@snowy22315 (215103)
• United States
1h
No, and it sure is good it didn't happen closer to Thanksgiving! Can you imagine? It is great he made it home and the other news as well. Is he a programmer?
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@AmbiePam (133237)
• United States
23m
Thanksgiving was what crossed my mind too! And I knew today’s college sports were going to be disrupted. The Sooners had their football game change to tomorrow (a Sunday!).
Even some of the NFL refs were reassigned pro games to pro games closer to where they live to avoid flying.
My brother-in-law is the head of the IT department at a non profit for MS. I don’t know what all that entails, what his official title is. I’ve asked him many a time what he does, and I’ve never understood, or at least remembered, anything he said in answer. Someday, I’ll get it.
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@snowy22315 (215103)
• United States
6m
@AmbiePam I guess he probably tries to make sure everybody's equipment is running smoothly and virus free.My brother in law's brother has MS. He has had it for years, and looks healthier than my bro in law. His wife told me he exercises everyday, which probably has alot to do with it Also his medicine costs a fortune. His wife had a good job as a college professor but said she could never retire, because they didn't know how they would pay for the medicine. They must have figured out something, because she has. Cousin's former wife had it too. She seemed like she was in pain all the time.
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@MarieCoyle (65128)
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One of my cousins is still waiting to get her flight from Atlanta to Chicago. She tried to rent a car but of course everyone was quickly out of car rentals. She is supposed to get home later today.
I am glad that your brother-in-law got home safely, and I know your sister and the kids were happy about it, too.
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